anime

Post by **redfella** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:17 pm

I am a total newb at anime. But I want to get into it... The only thing I've seen is Akira, and that was 8 years ago. I have the opportunity to buy a lot of them for really cheap. What are the better anime movies out there? What are the timeless classics of anime?

Post by **Nightshade** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:23 pm

Patlabor 1 & 2. I've heard that Macross is pretty good also.

Post by **bork[e]** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:26 pm

isn't anime cartoon pr0n?

Post by **Nightshade** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:30 pm

No, that's hentai.

Post by **bork[e]** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:34 pm

mmm, thx.

what is anime?

(can't use any search engine btw...just tell me)

Post by **dmmh** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:45 pm

u cant or ur to lazy? cunt

Post by **bork[e]** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:49 pm

no I can't, my mom blocked all search engines so I could not access naked pictures anymore.

Can you please tell me.

Post by **dmmh** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:57 pm

rolf :icon19:

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:59 pm

I liked Evangelion a lot although it's a series, if you liked Akira, watch Ghost in the Shell... Other than that shop around and try different movies you'll usualy happen on a good one once in awhile. Bean is good.

Post by **Bdw3** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:00 pm

bork[e] wrote:no I can't, my mom blocked all search engines so I could not access naked pictures anymore. Can you please tell me.

:icon28:

Post by **dmmh** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:02 pm

initial D is being made into a real movie atm

Post by **Transient** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:07 pm

Cowboy Bebop
Interesting series, only 1 season long (the story was fully told in 26ish eps and didn't need to continue). I liked it. Good story, fun characters.

Cowboy Bebop - The Movie
Takes place at about halfway through the series chronologically. I reccommend it to those who watch(ed) the series, bt you'll be lost if you watch it as a stand-alone movie.

Ghost in the Shell
Great movie, good characters, cool plot. Watch it. Love it.

Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex
Spinoff series of the movie. Currently airing season 2 in Japan. Season 1 can be seen on TV I'm sure, plus other *cough* places... I haven't seen more than the first few episodes, but the quality is the same as the movie. IMO it's more like 20-something 30-minute long GitS movies.

Last Exile
Fun futuristic series. You'll enjoy it if you like the Final Fantasy airships and whatnot. The setting of this show is my favorite of them all, though some of the dialog gets lost in translation. I'd rate it right between the other 2 shows I mentioned.

Post by **Transient** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:10 pm

bork[e] wrote:mmm, thx.

what is anime?

(can't use any search engine btw...just tell me)

Anime = Japanes animation

Think of it as Japan's version of Saturday morning cartoons. There is more of an audience for anime shows, though. More movies made from series or vice versa, people of all ages watch them, and the shows tend to be more mature. Ok, wrong word; they tend to deal with more 'adult' situations.

Post by **redfella** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:39 pm

What about Appleseed? I remember watching the trailers for that... Looked pretty amazing.

Post by **Zimbo** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:45 pm

ANIME is for kids

Post by **bork[e]** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:46 pm

redfella wrote:What about Appleseed? I remember watching the trailers for that... Looked pretty amazing.

No, that's the dude that planted Apple Trees.

Post by **Transient** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:49 pm

Zimbo wrote:ANIME is for kids

Obviously coming from the ignorant.

Akira :icon10:

Post by **U4EA** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 8:19 am

Caballeros del Zodiaco!!

I'm an anime newb too, but some of my favourite movies are Princess Mononoke, Ghost in the Shell, Street Fighter 2, Akira (which you're already seen), Ninja Scroll, Spirited Away (not as good as the others), Castle in the Sky (again, not as good as the others).

Post by **MKJ** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 8:39 am

Ninja Scroll :icon14:
Street Fighter Animated is very good, but it prolly loses a lot of value if yer not into the game. very nice artwork though.

Battle Angel Alita is a good one too, if yer in the mood.

Princess Mononoke is a nice one. not an official manga though but thats hardly important

Post by **Pext** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:12 am

bork[e] wrote:no I can't, my mom blocked all search engines so I could not access naked pictures anymore. Can you please tell me.

:icon19: loooooser :icon19:

Post by **Pext** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:23 am

bork[e] wrote:No, that's the dude that planted Apple Trees.

[lvlshot]http://www.manga-news.com/IMG/jpg/appleseed_01-2.jpg[/lvlshot]

from what i've heard, the anime sucks though - read the manga; shirow is a geniuos at combining top drawings with a kickass action plot and an amazingly deep philosophical background.

... and now - some anime you should watch:

Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell: Innocence
Jin-Roh
Tombstone for Fireflies
Neon Genesis Evangelion + End of Evangelion - without doubt the best thing that ever got on the tv screens in the last ten years.

Post by **corncobman** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:26 am

Saint Seiya - blood and violence, and a nonsensical plot :icon14:

Post by **VoxProminence** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:40 am

Hellsing. rocks.

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:59 am

bork[e] wrote:no I can't, my mom blocked all search engines so I could not access naked pictures anymore. Can you please tell me.

Honushi?

Post by **U4EA** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 11:04 am

corncobman wrote:Saint Seiya - blood and violence, and a nonsensical plot :icon14:

U4EA wrote:Caballeros del Zodiaco!!

That's what Saint Seiya was in Spanish. Man, finally! I recently got all 120+ episodes and 4 movies and had a blast going through like the first 40 or so before getting distracted. It was truly excellent, I still have four dolls stowed at my grandparent's place. Cisne (in Spanish, his name was Hyoga), Alpha and Epsilon from the platinum armor guys and Scylla (from the underwater Poseidon episodes).